Newsletter-Early-Week

The Monroe County Board of D.D. (MCBDD) wants to remind everyone that this is National Bus Safety Week, where emphasis is placed on the importance of being safe around school bus stops, crosswalks, and anywhere bus loading or unloading children. Since the beginning of the school year, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has investigated violations of vehicles passing school buses with the stop arm out. Many of these cases are a product of drivers not paying attention, or in a hurry to get to their destination. The consequences of being involved in a crash with a bus or students far outweigh any amount of time motorists are trying to make up in their day. In reality, when motorists are in a hurry, exceeding the speed limit, or not obeying traffic control devices, the amount of risk they add to themselves, and others always outweigh the small increments of time they might save.